nevada. new hampshire. new mexico. north dakota, oklahoma, oregon, rhode island, south dakota, utah, vermont, west virginia and wyoming combined. populations of those. more americans on food stamps. >> we had eric cantor on the radio today. he has more power than boehner. i said if you go up five points as bill crystal says, go up five points. give the president his trophy. he said if i thought it would work and against what i thought was against the republican doctrine, i would do it. it will hurt the economy. let's get over this. we'll know how the next four years will go by the way the month goes. this is new barack obama. but if he back aceway and says call me if you get a deal we're in trouble. >> the president made clear he will not sign a bill that extends the bush era tax cuts or those making more than $250,000. math tells us that you can't get the kind of balanced approach you need. without having rates be part of the equation. >> eric: i have to ask you -- go ahead. >> dana: i'm listening and i'm thinking set